Welcome to Year 2 We have had a fantastic start in Year 2! We have enjoyed activities and games getting to know each other and settled into our new classes. We have shared stories and already written a short journey tale. We have thought about our...
For our final exit point in Year 2, we held a DT exhibition to show off the vehicles we created for Traction Man. We shared our learning journey from exploring different kinds of cars, to experimenting with axles and axle holders, to learning how to...
This week we have been learning about similarities and differences. We learnt about how boys and girls are the same and how they can differ. We explored the theme of keeping safe as well as discussed different stereotypes and how we can value and express...
This week we have started to make our wheeled vehicles for Traction Man. We have been following our designs to create an interesting product. We have used small cereal boxes as our base, added different 3D shapes or features and then coloured them to make...
This week in music we have been using the glockenspiels to compose our own accompaniment to a song. We have learn a song about friendship and practised improvising to create different riffs. In pairs we discussed which notes we would like to use and listened...
This week in Science, we have been investigating the properties of materials and selecting materials for a purpose. We conducted an egg drop experiment where we had to select materials to create a container to protect an egg dropped from a height. It was trickier...
This week we have been exploring symmetry. We looked at images of symmetry in nature, then identified vertical lines of symmetry in shapes. We created our own symmetrical patterns and images using coloured cubes. [gallery ids="20548,20549,20550,20551,20552,20553"]...
This week we have been very creative! In DT, we have created our playground structures for the Selfish Giant’s garden. We thought carefully about how to join materials to make a strong and stable structure. In art, we have created our own collograph plates for...
In D.T this week, Year 2 thought about how we can make playground structures strong and stable. We thought about ways we could join art straws together. Finally, we tested our creations by seeing if it could support an object on top of our structure...
On Wednesday, as part of our Geography unit, we travelled to Upminster Park. We thought about the route we took and we were on the lookout for human and physical features. We even got time to play a few class games in the park. [gallery ids="20142,20143,20144,20145"] ...